USA TODAY — LinkedIn is aiming to become the de facto connection destination between universities and students.

The professional networking giant Monday is both lowering the age bar to 14 in the U.S. and launching University Pages in a bid to help students network around schools.

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University Pages could drive a new audience to LinkedIn and create a specialty category with appeal to social-networking-savvy younger audiences facing an ever more competitive educational landscape.